Black bean chilli. PHOTO BY NURI VALLBONA/TNS When my Illinois Times colleague David Hine asked if I would devote a column to chilli in advance of the Super Bowl, my response was, “Sure, as long as I can spell it with two lls.” But truthfully, writing about chilli is something I’ve both wanted to do […]
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‘Downton Abbey’
The cast of “Downton Abbey.” PHOTO COURTESY PBS I’m not ashamed to admit it: I’m hooked on “Downton Abbey.” “They should have called it Downton crack,” said my daughter Ashley, a fellow enthusiast. “Downton Abbey” which appears in America under the aegis of PBS’s “Masterpiece Theater,” has become the most watched ,television series in history. […]
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Bananas gone wild
“You have never heard of Banoffee pie?” asked my daughter Ashley. “I thought everyone knew about Banoffee pie!” Four years at Lincoln University in New Zealand taught Ashley many things. Most importantly was that she didn’t want to make wine or grow wine grapes as a profession, the careers that her major in viticulture and […]
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Superlative soloist
Stanley Yates is sure to wow the audience with sound and technique at the Springfield Classical Guitar Association’s next concert March 26. Originally from Great Britain, Yates is an international concert performer, arranger, recording artist and award-winner who also directs the guitar program at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. His playing is critically acclaimed […]
